5 Most Spoken Languages in the World in 2024

2. Mandarin Chinese

Total Speakers: 1.118 billion

Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China, Singapore, and Taiwan. The Mandarin Chinese language is used in most of China north of the Yangtze River and extensively in other parts of the nation. It acts as the mother tongue for around two-thirds of the total population.  The language has been spoken for over 3,000 years, making it one of the oldest surviving languages in the world.